Striped Bass

Top lures include lipless crankbaits in gold, silver, or red patterns, swimbaits in white or chartreuse, lipped crankbaits in shad patterns, white or chartreuse marabou jigs, and curly tail grubs. When fish are feeding on the surface, switch to topwater lures like poppers, buzzbaits, and walk-the-dog style lures.

Spring offers peak fishing as baitfish migrations coincide with increased striper activity. Late fall, early winter, and early spring prime seasons. During summer's heat, fish early morning or late evening when stripers move closer to surface.

Effective techniques include trolling crankbaits over main lake points and channel breaks, casting or jigging large bucktail jigs, and drifting live shad or sunfish along channel breaks. Look for surface activity early morning and late afternoon.

They are opportunistic predators that feed on a wide variety of prey including Atlantic menhaden, Atlantic mackerel, American lobster, various herring species, bay anchovies, silversides, grass shrimp, crabs, and other baitfish.

They can be found in open water areas away from shorelines, often following schools of shad and other baitfish.